gusgranite
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New recommended jazz books: http://blogs.ottawacitizen.com/2013/12/16/ten-gift-ideas-for-jazz-bookworms/
Music Related Books
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jameslauffer
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Three Recent Reads
I recently finished Robert Hilburn's "Johnny Cash: A Life" and Rosanne Cash's "Composed: A Memoir" and enjoyed reading both. I am currently reading Peter Doggett's "Are You Ready for the County: Elvis, Dylan, Parsons and the Roots of Country Rock," which I picked up at the flea market on Saturday. I'm about halfway through and feel as though I've learned much! The Hilburn biography and Doggett's account of country rock both have nice, and helpful, discographies.
I recently finished Robert Hilburn's "Johnny Cash: A Life" and Rosanne Cash's "Composed: A Memoir" and enjoyed reading both. I am currently reading Peter Doggett's "Are You Ready for the County: Elvis, Dylan, Parsons and the Roots of Country Rock," which I picked up at the flea market on Saturday. I'm about halfway through and feel as though I've learned much! The Hilburn biography and Doggett's account of country rock both have nice, and helpful, discographies.
poppachubby
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gusgranite
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Picked this up at Macloed's Books in Vancouver. Overheard this wonderful conversation:
'Hi, do you sell gift vouchers?'
'We sure do. How much for?'
'$50 please.'
'Well that is very generous of you!'
'It's going to be a prize in our fundraiser, I run a local theatre company.'
'Well in that case we had better match your $50 and raise it to a hundred. Give you a better chance of raising what you need'
Now that is what I call a community store! Great stuff. The book shop is wild if you've never been there. Floor to ceiling stacks of unusual selections.
'Hi, do you sell gift vouchers?'
'We sure do. How much for?'
'$50 please.'
'Well that is very generous of you!'
'It's going to be a prize in our fundraiser, I run a local theatre company.'
'Well in that case we had better match your $50 and raise it to a hundred. Give you a better chance of raising what you need'
Now that is what I call a community store! Great stuff. The book shop is wild if you've never been there. Floor to ceiling stacks of unusual selections.
Picked this up at Macloed's Books in Vancouver. Overheard this wonderful conversation:
'Hi, do you sell gift vouchers?'
'We sure do. How much for?'
'$50 please.'
'Well that is very generous of you!'
'It's going to be a prize in our fundraiser, I run a local theatre company.'
'Well in that case we had better match your $50 and raise it to a hundred. Give you a better chance of raising what you need'
Now that is what I call a community store! Great stuff. The book shop is wild if you've never been there. Floor to ceiling stacks of unusual selections.
Sounds like a great store. Thanks for posting that book. I have a few CD compilations of 60s and 70s African psych and funk and that would be a nice reference book to have. I found it in paperback on Amazon for cheap money. :thmbsp:
Did we already have this one?
"The Legend Of Wild Man Fischer" by Dennis P. Eichhorn and Jr. Williams
Top Shelf Production, Atlanta Portland
"The Legend Of Wild Man Fischer" by Dennis P. Eichhorn and Jr. Williams
Top Shelf Production, Atlanta Portland
TheOctavist
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my favorites
powerlight
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My father in law gave us a copy of Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Plunges Into Music and I've been reading it in other rooms in the house, not just the bathroom! This is obviously a book for those looking for music trivia rather than in-depth analysis of any particular genre. However, it does what it does well. Low brow and low commitment, it is good filler when you have a minute or two to kill in any room of the house.
poppachubby
Boo Yaka! Boo Yaka!
Nice stuff here guys... I have a couple GW finds myself.
